Posts in Explanations

So THAT’S Why! 🙂

Some explanations for various phrases and traditions: WHY? Why do men’s clothes have buttons on the right while women’s clothes have buttons on the left?[…]

The Photo/Sharing Mailing of 4/16/18

The bi-weekly Photo/Sharing mailing of 4/16/18 contained a distinct difference from almost all previous such mailings.  The entire second section (where other features like Aunt Edna, Verses,[…]

FREE Book Giveway – May 31, 2017

PROMOTION ENDS AT NOON MAY 31TH Through noon on May 31, chances will be provided to gain entries for the drawing for a FREE copy[…]

Rock & Rev Fundraiser and CAR RAFFLE!

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Is Zero (0) Even or Odd? (Or Neither or Both?)

A whole number is even if it is divisible by 2.  Equivalently (since sometimes there is confusion with 0 and the word ‘divisible’), a whole number[…]

AME Events & Weekly Mailings – July through September ’16

On August 1, I will officially set out on my Missouri River Project, tentatively entitled Rollin’ on the River.  This will be a 45-day trip (by auto) from[…]

The Pythagorean Theorem – Amazing & Beautiful!

Most of us ‘memorize’ (what we think is) the Pythagorean Theorem.  And it seems to be one of the few things we claim to remember[…]

What is PI really? Enlightening background and history.

This needs to be said carefully, but pi is technically a ratio.  More below, but first:  a ratio is a comparison of two quantities, as in ‘the ratio of[…]

The Calendar Cubes Problem

Problem Statement:  Arrange the digits from 0 – 9 on two blank cubes, in order to be able to form a ‘date calendar’ which will[…]

Grist for the Mill: Delightful Disjointed Distractions

A funny thing happened . . .  on the way to this entry.  Actually a couple of them. Let’s try to deal with both of them[…]

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